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BILLY JOEL circa 1986 ...

Billy Joel is not cool.

The man dated Elle Macpherson, married Christie Brinkley and wrote about 100 amazing songs. But gather him with his fellow great American songwriters — Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp — and he sticks out like a big dork.

As Joel famously sang, “Every dog must have his everyday, every drunk must have his drink,” so maybe it’s time for Joel to become hip.

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